Clinical Updates

An altered version of the cancer drug Gleevec could form the basis of a new class of drugs that… »   

A pair of studies suggests that the common painkiller acetaminophen—better known as Tylenol in the U.S.—may be fueling a worldwide… »   

GlaxoSmithKline Plc’s anti-seizure drug Lamictal can cause a brain inflammation known as aseptic meningitis, U.S. health regulators said on Thursday.… »   

A study of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s high profile experimental hepatitis C drug showed that the overwhelming majority of previously… »   

While antidepressants are commonly given to people with autism, there is no evidence from clinical trials that the drugs are… »   

Adding a direct acting anti-viral drug to the standard treatment regimen for hepatitis C significantly increases the cure rate in… »   

Clinical trials from two international research teams have shown that icatibant, a new drug that blocks the action of an… »   

Scientists are reporting a possible explanation for the bone loss that may occur following long-term use of a medicine widely… »   

For patients with moderate pain after foot surgery, the cyclo-oxygenase 2 (COX-2) inhibitor drug etoricoxib provides better pain relief with… »   

A journal editor has scrubbed a line supporting the use of a L’Oreal-Nestle tanning pill from the conclusion of… »   

U.S. health officials warned Thursday about the risk of pneumonia with the antibiotic Cubicin from Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc.

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Postmenopausal women with diabetes taking thiazolidinediones (TZDS), including rosiglitazone and pioglitazone, may be at increased risk for fractures according to… »   

Researchers in Heidelberg and Stanford have discovered a new signalling pathway of brain cells that explains how widely used antihypertensive… »   

Drugs such as everolimus that target the protein mTOR are used to treat several forms of cancer, but not all… »   

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have discovered that a kind of sugar molecule… »